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“Walk a Little Slower, Daddy”

Footprints

“Walk a little slower, Daddy,” said a little child so small.
“I’m following in your footsteps and I don’t want to fall.

Sometimes your steps are very fast, sometimes they’re hard to see;
So walk a little slower Daddy, for you are leading me.

Someday when I’m all grown up, you’re what I want to be.
Then I will have a little child who’ll want to follow me.

And I would want to lead just right, and know that I was true;
So, walk a little slower, Daddy, for I must follow you.”

– Bobbie Norman

 

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Smelling Fragrance Lake

February 3, 2018

We slept in a bit and then drug our feet. One cup of coffee turned into two. The gas fireplace rumbled on; my robe begged to stay wrapped around me, warm and sheltered from the showers outside. Chris searched…and searched…for sun.

“There’s a slight chance it’s in Bellingham or Whidbey, but it’s not looking very promising. What do you want to do?”  Continue reading “Smelling Fragrance Lake” →

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Welcome

It takes a shift in thought to find the sun beyond the rainclouds; a shift in focus to experience that fleeting, fascinating moment; a shift in speed to savor the ever-changing details of a life.

-A.K.

“Quick! Kids, get your shoes on! Dad found the SUN again!”

We jump in the car, no solid plans, like we always do in weather like this; a real-life, spontaneous Pacific Northwest family, SEARCHING FOR SUN on even the dreariest days. We always find it. And you should, too.

Follow us as we explore, live life, and savor the small things, from pigtails to rainbows in the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

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